Education
'Quite emotional': Community in shock as teen hit by train
A collage student was hit by a freight train and killed just after 3pm on Wednesday. Audio
'Real shame' - Teens keen on trade training missing out
School careers advisors say schools and the qualification system were too focused on the 30 percent of teens who went to university.
Waiuku College to have visible police presence after threat
Principal Stuart Kelly says police don't believe there's a risk to the school, but will be there as a reassurance for the community.
Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 12 March 2025
In today's episode, the school lunch programme saga continues to dominate headlines. In the most recent development - Libelle - one of the companies contracted to make 125,000 lunches has gone into… Audio
David Seymour responds to school lunch debacle
The school lunch programme saga continues to dominate headlines. In the most recent development - Libelle - one of the companies contracted to make 125,000 lunches has gone into liquidation. Associate… Audio
'Worries right from the start': Original school lunch company offers to step in
The Wairarapa organisation lost contracts last year the School Lunch Collective, whose member company Libelle has gone into liquidation. Audio
Trust House say they could provide school lunches within weeks
A group of school lunch providers say they could replace the School Lunch Collective within weeks. Trust House chief executive John Prendergast spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
NZ Principals' Federation on school lunch programme
The School Lunch Collective last year won a contract to provide free lunches to 130,000 students in 466 schools, on Tuesday one of its three member companies, the Libelle Group went gone into… Audio
Organisations ready to step in after Libelle liquidation
An organisation that lost its school lunch contracts when the government moved to a new, lower-cost model this year, says it had been expecting the new collective to fail, and it and a group of food… Audio
Building future leaders in small Taranaki town
Meet the rōpū empowering rangatahi to reach their potential.
School lunches provider goes into liquidation
Libelle Group was contracted by Compass Group to provide 125,000 meals daily, but David Seymour says the "disruption will be minimised".
Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 11 March 2025
In today's episode, as New Zealand mulls sending peacekeepers to Ukraine in the event of a peace deal, Australia has just been struck with a stark warning from Russia of "grave consequences" if it… Audio
Company contracted by Compass to provide lunches goes into liquidation
A company, Labelle Group, contacted by Compass to provide school lunches has been put into liquidation on Tuesday morning. Education correspondent John Gerritsen spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio
Who should own IP when researchers and universities
Should university researchers keep intellectual property rights relating to their work? It is one of the major suggestions in a report into the country's science and innovations sector led by former… Audio
School lunch failures: Provider told to show daily visual evidence of quality
A menu of mishaps means the government's school lunch provider is now facing new performance measures - including providing daily evidence of what it is serving up. Audio
School's optional $10,000 fee shocks parent
The fees, covering day students' use of facilities, has nearly doubled since 2020 Audio
Whanganui Collegiate charges $10,000 optional fee
A Waikato man is outraged by a $10,000 optional fee charged by one of the country's most expensive integrated state schools, Whanganui Collegiate. Education correspondent John Gerritsen spoke to… Audio
Massey University records unexpected $3.7m surplus
The result comes after a tough few years, when jobs and courses were slashed.
School lunches and potential further cuts
An apology and the launch of a nationwide investigation were needed this week after a child received second degree burns from an over-heated school lunch. Audio
In a 'post-truth' world, Wikipedia is coming out on top
In a world where misinformation and disinformation are rampant, the website has become an unlikely source of truth.
